Incidental Neuroendocrine Tumor Discovered After Total Pancreatectomy Intended for Islet Autotransplantation: Important Considerations for Surgical Decision-Making

We present the case of a patient with CP who was approved to undergo TP with IAT (TPIAT) but was intraoperatively discovered to have a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. The case illustrates a number of important surgical decision-making considerations for patients undergoing TPIAT and should help guide surgeons should they be presented with this clinical scenario. We stress the importance of vigilance for possible malignancy and to consider an intraoperative biopsy to further investigate unexpected findings that might represent an occult pancreatic malignancy in patients with CP undergoing TPIAT.
Source: Pancreas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research